NBA News Archive

Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat earlier this month. He has been suspended for the third time after walking out of practice on January 27. The Heat are working out trade possibilities for the 35-year-old star. The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler seem to be at the point of no return. Ever since the six-time All-Star didn’t receive an extension from the team last summer, it...

Bradley Beal of the Phoenix Suns came off the bench for the first time in nine years on Monday night. The Suns’ star scored 25 points to lead the way in a 109-99 win over Philadelphia. Phoenix is rumored to be in the market for Miami’s Jimmy Butler, and Beal’s contract could make it work. The Phoenix Suns are mired in a slump, having lost seven of their last 10 games. But they won on M...

Jimmy Butler has played for the Miami Heat since 2019, leading the Heat to two appearances in the NBA Finals. Miami general manager Pat Riley said he wouldn’t extend Butler’s contract in the past offseason. After many rumors, Butler has told the Heat he would like to be traded to any team in the NBA. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have had a strong relationship, but that bond has dete...

The NBA and FIBA are in conversations to start an NBA-owned league in Europe. This league would compete with the EuroLeague and other European professional leagues. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be in Paris for two games between San Antonio and Indiana in January to answer questions. The NBA has been discussing a move to Europe for a long time. The league has a solid foothold in Eu...

It has been a busy period for ESPN, who re-signed various personalities but lost people like Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. There is more movement on ESPN as they announced “Around the Horn” would be ending in 2025 after 23 seasons. However, they also announced that “Inside the NBA” would be joining ESPN, with TNT still producing the show from Atlanta. ESPN has been busy these last ...

Bronny James made waves as he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick. The son of LeBron James hasn’t had that many opportunities to play this season. The Lakers are assigning James to their G League team in South Bay after their game with Philadelphia on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers made news when they drafted LeBron James’ son, Bronny, in the 2024 NBA draft. Even t...

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has yet to play an NBA game this season as the team is managing his ailing knee. A Philadelphia reporter wrote an article referencing Embiid’s son and late brother, and Embiid confronted him in the team’s locker room. Embiid shoved the reporter, and will sit out the first three games when he is available to return to the court. It has been an event...

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a 1-6 start to the NBA season after having high hopes of competing in the Eastern Conference. That has led rumors to start swirling that Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami, Brooklyn, Houston Favored to trade for Antetokounmpo, but there will be many more suitors for the two-time MVP. The Milwaukee Bucks had a bright outlook to start the 2024-2025 ...

Load management among NBA players has been one of the league’s biggest stories over the past few years. Philadelphia general manager Daryl Morey said that star center Joel Embiid won’t play in back-to-back games this season. The NBA fined the 76ers $100,000 for “misrepresenting” public statements about Embiid’s health status. The NBA and their players have been dealing with load manage...

The NBA regular season tipped off on Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103. LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play a regular-season game in the NBA. Bronny is getting lots of action at sportsbooks for his NBA Rookie of the Year odds. The NBA regular season is underway, and as usual, the Los Angeles Lakers are in t...

The Los Angeles Lakers drafted LeBron James’ son, Bronny, with the 55th pick in the NBA Draft this summer. Bronny has impressed the team with his defensive work, although he still has to improve on offense. On Sunday night, LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA together. LeBron James has been a part of NBA history throughout his career. “King James” has to...

Adrian Wojnarowski has been the preeminent figure in breaking NBA news for ESPN since leaving Yahoo in July 2017. Wojnarowski dropped one final “Woj Bomb” on ESPN on September 18 when he announced he was leaving to take the general-manager job at his former university, St. Bonaventure’s. There are various reporters who could fill Wojnarowski’s role at ESPN, including The Athletic’s Shams C...

The NBA has been in the market for a new media-rights deal, and it had accepted bids from NBC, Amazon, and Disney. This left Warner Bros., the home of TNT, out in the cold after a relationship that had started in 1989. Warner Bros. is looking to match Amazon’s bid, which could take this saga to the courtroom in the near future. On July 10, it was reported that the NBA had reached a dea...

Boston Basketball Partners LLC, who own majority control of the Celtics, are looking to sell their shares in the team. They would like to have this deal done later this year or in 2025, but Wyc Grousbeck stay on as the team governor until 2028. Steve Pagliuca and Larry Ellison are favored to buy the shares, while Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, Dave Portnoy, David Ortiz and Bill Simmons are on the ...

Brooklyn has traded forward Mikal Bridges to the rival New York Knicks for four unprotected first-round picks, and other assets. Brooklyn also traded with Houston to get more draft picks, while the Knicks look to challenge for the NBA title with Bridges. The “Villanova Knicks” are now in full effect, with Bridges joining former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVinc...

The Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham on May 3, 2024, after two seasons in charge of the team, having lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers then made an offer to Dan Hurley, who decided to stay with the NCAA’s Connecticut Huskies, where he has won back-to-back national championships. The Lakers have decided to hire former NBA player and current ESPN analyst JJ Redick, who a...